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Mail coach watch, mail guard's timekeeper in brass and mahogany case. This type of timekeeper is illustrative of the adoption and use of Greenwich Time on the British Railway network from the 1850s onwards.

Object Details

ID: ZAA0269
Collection: Timekeeping
Type: Mail coach watch
Display location: Display - ROG
Creator: Thwaites & Reed Ltd
Date made: ca.1850
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 96 x 70 x 30 mm